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lee Definition

lee (lē)

noun

  1. shelter; protection
  2. a sheltered place, esp. one on that side of anything away from the wind
  3. Naut. the side or direction away from the wind

Etymology: ME le < OE hleo, shelter, akin to ON hle, Du lij, Ger lee (in leesense ) < IE *leu- < base *el-, warm > L calere, to be warm

adjective

  1. designating, of, or on the side sheltered or away from the wind
  2. ☆ facing or located in the direction toward which a glacier moves

Lee¹ Definition

Lee (lē)

noun

Etymology: var. of Leigh; also short for Leroy

a masculine and feminine name

Lee² Definition

Lee (lē)

  1. Lee, Ann 1736-84; Eng. mystic: founder of the Shakers in America (1776)

  2. Lee, Charles 1731-82; Am. general in the Revolutionary War, born in England

  3. Lee, Henry 1756-1818; Am. general in the Revolutionary War & statesman: called Light-Horse Harry Lee

  4. Lee, Richard Henry 1732-94; Am. Revolutionary statesman: signer of the Declaration of Independence: cousin of Henry

  5. Lee, Robert E(dward) 1807-70; commander in chief of the Confederate army in the Civil War: son of Henry

  6. lē

    Lee, Tsung-Dao (dzo̵oŋ′do̵u′) 1926-; Chin. physicist in the U.S.

lee Synonyms

lee

n.

protection, harbor, shield; see refuge 1, shelter.

lee Usage Examples

Converse of object

provide: Some shelter from the strong spring current can be obtained from the lee provided by some of the deeper gullies on this site.

Converse of subject

review: Rating: Reviewed by lee from scotland on 6th Dec 2005 THE BEST FONE EVER!

Adjective modifier

live: This set was electric you could tell live lee was really enjoying himself lot's of energy he was really enjoying himself.

Modifies a noun

  • allstate: Amp lee allstate you can buy haven't had any.
  • shore: She reaches for the lee shore; I long for an ocean crossing.
  • slope: Large quantities of sand are blown over to the lee slope, making a bulge which moves downwind.
  • side: Some dwarf conifers are affected, with these the damage is done on their lee side, away from the wind.
  • quarter: Mr Smith was astern on our lee quarter, and passed close to us in the water.
  • board: The boat has a center board rather than lee boards.

Noun used with modifier

  • bruce: Its not like a bruce lee film, the attackers don't line up!
  • amp: Meaning the best kang amp lee each reform has look forward to.
  • kang: Meaning the best kang amp lee each reform has look forward to.
  • derrick: Also openly disdainful derrick lee 's pursuit had a dream.
  • amy: I'm quite annoyed theyve ripped off Nightwish, plus amy lee should stop singing so high because she can't.

Preposition: of

  • hill: He rebuilt it in his mind in the lee of a gentle hill.
  • mountain: They may occur on any scale from the lee of a mountain to near to a wall in a street.
  • island: Heading back to St Mary's we headed around the coastline for the relative shelter offered by the lee of this larger island.
  • rock: They landed near a bay in the lee of some rocks where the water was smooth.
  • wall: Suddenly Sean pulled Martin into the lee of the wall.
  • land: In this case one can dive a little further south more in the lee of the land.